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upheaval vs unrest

unrest vs upheaval

upheaval and unrest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upheaval Yes No No No
unrest Yes No No No
As nouns, unrest is a hyponym of upheaval; that is, unrest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than upheaval:
  • upheaval: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
  • unrest: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Other hyponyms of upheaval include agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, roller coaster, violence.
upheaval (noun) unrest (noun)
disturbance usually in protest a feeling of restless agitation
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
a violent disturbance
Difference between upheaval and unrest

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